Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Job Code: S808

Working Title: Student Nursing Assistant - Ophthalmology (Contact Lens)

Job Description:

The Student Nursing Assistant supports the Optometry (Contact Lens) Clinic in the Department of Ophthalmology with a combination of direct patient care and administrative tasks.

Direct Patient Care Duties

·         Obtain competency in and use the auto refractor to read patient glasses.

·         Educate patients on the insertion and removal contact lens wear.

·         Educate patients on contact lens solution compliance.

·         Educate patients on lid hygiene compliance.

·         Disinfect trial and diagnostic lenses.

·         Stock and inventory trial lenses as needed.

·         Clean and disinfect patient rooms.

·         Escort patients to exam rooms for tech evaluation. 

Administrative Duties

·         Answer incoming calls for the Contact Lens clinic.

·         Schedule, cancel, and reschedule patient appointments.

·         Schedule outpatient appointments.

·         Process the rescheduled bump lists.

·         Confirm patient demographics, insurance, MSP, and caregiver information and makes changes as needed.

·         Participate in the patient triage process by coordinating same day urgent/emergent appointments in collaboration and consultation with physician.

·         Process EPIC workques and inbaskets including staff messages, orders, patient reminders, patient scheduling, and patient advice requests.

·         Fax and scan clinic documents as needed.

·         May perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Flexible

Approximate Hours Per Week: 10-20 hours

Pay Rate: $15/hr

Required Documents: Resume

The department is seeking a student with availability to start this position in late summer/early fall 2024.

Please e-mail resume to Tammy Boehme at tamara-boehme@uiowa.edu (mailto:barbara-marak@uiowa.edu).